Wizards Finish Dual Meet Season at 12-3

WEST WARWICK - They came close, but in the end the Wrestling Team came just short of winning the Division II-B title with a 42-30 loss to Lincoln Wed., Feb. 7. ​ The Wizards started off in the hole 9-0 after dropping the first two matches. Colby Rogers scored a pin at the 120-pound class for the Wizards’ first points. Avery Etheridge (126) won via decision for a 12-9 lead. The Wizards got points from a forfeit but lost the next two matches before Carlos Gordillo tied the score at 21-21 with a decision win. The Wizards lost all but two of the remaining matches - a Mason Clark decision at 220 and a forfeit. The Wizards also beat Mount Pleasant, ending their dual meet season at 12-3

Wizards Romp On The Road, Beat Burrillville 45-28

BURRILLVILLE - The Wrestling team is now 11-2 after beating Burrillville 45-28 last night. Team captains Jacob Hamilton (132 pounds) and Mason Pacheco (138) won by pin as did Carlos Gordillo (145). Leo Salazar (182), Lukas Read (195) and Mason Clark (220) all won by decision.

Blue Wave Crashes Wizards 43-17

WEST WARWICK - Coming off a memorable win over division rival Cranston East the previous night the Wrestling Team tried to keep the momentum going against Hope, but the Blue Wave crashed down hard on the home team, handing it a 43-17 loss - the first of the year.Hope never trailed, winning its first three matches and building a 12-0 lead before Avery Etheridge won a major decision at 126 pounds to cut the lead to 12-4. The Wizards dropped the next match before Mason Pacheco (138), Carlos Gordillo (145) and Justin Perreault (152) won via decision to cut the lead to 15-13, but that was as close as the Wizards would get as they won only one more match the rest of the way with Leo Salazar scoring a major decision win at 182. The loss drops West Warwick to 6-1 on the season.

Wizards Win Two, Now 6-0

CRANSTON - The Wrestling Team passed a critical test beating Central High School (74-3) and perennial nemesis Cranston East (39-28) to run its record to 6-0 Wed., Jan. 17. The victory puts the team in the driver’s seat to win Division II-B with only one league match to go against Lincoln in February.After defeating Central 33-3, the Wizards took on Cranston East. West Warwick took a 33-22 lead when Lukas Read won a hardfought match in triple overtime in the 195 pound class and Mason Clark cemented the win with a pin at 220. “He sealed the deal,” Head Coach Jared Calise said of Clark. “It’s a huge win … Cranston East, they’ve had our number the last two seasons so it was definitely great to come into their home gym and to be able to beat them,” said Assistant Coach David Williams.Colby Rogers (120), Avery Etheridge (126), Jacob Hamilton (132) and Carlos Gordillo (145) and Leo Salazar (182) also won for the Wizards, who get little rest as they wrestle again tonight.“We’ve got lots of things to work on, getting back to the basics and getting through Hope tomorrow,” Calise said. The Wizards host Hope High School at Deering Middle School tonight at 7 p.m.

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Mason Clark's win clinched the victory for the Wizards over Cranston East.

Wizards Run Record To 4-0 With 54-22 Win Over Smithfield

WEST WARWICK - The Wrestling Team ran its record to 4-0 with a 54-22 win over Smithfield Thursday night, Jan. 11. The Wizards fell behind early, 13-12, losing at 106, 113 and 132 pounds. From there, however, the home team won all but two matches to seal the win.Colby Rogers (120), Avery Etheridge (126), Mason Pacheco (138), Carlos Gordillo (145), Justin Perreault (152), Noah Valenti-Ochs (160) and Mason Clark (220) all won by pin for the Wizards.

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Grapplers Romp Over Barr., EG To Remain Perfect THis Season

WEST WARWICK - The Wrestling Team beat two teams in one night (Tues., Jan. 9) to improve to 3-0 on the season. First, the Wizards whalloped Barrington 60-18, then took care of East Greenwich 57-21. Against Barrington Alex Gill (106 pounds), Jacob Hamilton (132), Justin Perreault (152), Colby Hawkins (170), Leo Salazar (182) and Mason Clark (220) won by pin and Mason Pacheco (138) won by decision.In the East Greenwich matches, Gill, Camden Stearns (120), Etheridge, Hamilton, Perreault, and Clark all won by pin and Carlos Gordillo (145) won via decision.The team will host Smithfield Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Future Is Bright For Wizards

WARWICK - The Wrestling team won the Futures Tournament for freshmen and sophomores on Sat., Dec. 30. Avery Ethridge (126 pounds), Leo Salazar (182) and Lucas Read (195) all won their weight classes. The tournament was held at Warwick Vets High School.Justin Perrault (138), Colby Hawkins (170) and Mason Clark (220) placed second in their weight divisions. Alex Gill (106) and Sam Andres (120) placed third in their weight classes.The team opens its home schedule against East Greenwich Thursday at 7 p.m.